David Maclean’s FOI (Amendment) Bill “would put the UK out of step even with the newest and most fragile European democracies, such as Bosnia and Serbia, who have recently legislated to open up their parliaments to public scrutiny.”

“One thing is obvious to many mainstream journalists today: those among us who have lost heart, or who don’t want to run this race, or who are stuck in 1979, need to get out, and are getting out of the business.”

“There are still too many news sites out there with the exhortation to “Make Us Your Homepage.” No. My homepage is Google Reader. I aggregate hundreds of headlines from around the world, catered to my own interests.”